1.0Vidya Vahinihttps://vidyavahini.inrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="jKoNfWaiPE"><a href="https://vidyavahini.in/upakarma-in-yoga-vidya-gurukulam/">Upakarma in Yoga Vidya Gurukulam</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://vidyavahini.in/upakarma-in-yoga-vidya-gurukulam/embed/#?secret=jKoNfWaiPE" width="600" height="338" title="“Upakarma in Yoga Vidya Gurukulam” — Vidya Vahini" data-secret="jKoNfWaiPE" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://vidyavahini.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/WhatsApp-Image-2023-09-06-at-10.41.06-AM.jpeg1024768Upakarma is a Sanskrit word (Upa + Karma). Upakarma means a ritual performed before beginning the Vedic studies. Upa also refers to nearness or close touch with Upanishads (Vedas). On the day of Upakarma, Yagnopaveetham (sacred thread) is changed following the proper rituals offering prayers to rishis. Upakarma generally falls on the purnima (full moon […]